Etymology

meronym

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Today it means: A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέρος“part”
  2. English todaymeronym

From mero- + -onym, from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”).

Words from the same roots

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